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FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1989

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WESTERN HARBOUR CROSSING STUDY COMMISSIONED

THE

HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT HAS COMMISSIONED A CONSORTIUM OF STUDY FOR THE

CONSULTANTS TO CARRY OUT A 15-MONTH PROPOSED WESTERN HARBOUR CROSSING.

FEASIBILITY

THE $17.7 MILLION AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED TODAY [FRIDAY | BETWEEN THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS. MR KWEI SEE-KAN. AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CONSORTIUM, MR RICHARD GARRETT.

THE CONSORTIUM WHICH INCLUDES MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA LTD. ACER CONSULTANTS (FAR EAST) LTD. PARSONS BRINKERHOFF (ASIA) LTD, PYPUN-HOWARD HUMPHREYS LTD AND THE MVA CONSULTANCY. WILL COMMENCE WORK LATER THIS MONTH.

MR KWEI SAID THE STUDY WOULD IDENTIFY THE MOST SUITABLE ALIGNMENT AND CROSS-SECTION OF AN IMMERSED TUBE TUNNEL CROSSING THE HARBOUR BETWEEN THE PROPOSED WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION AT YAU MA TEI AND THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF HONG KONG ISLAND.

"RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE MADE AS TO THE MOST SUITABLE INTERCHANGE ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN THE TUNNEL AND THE EXISTING AND PLANNED ROAD SYSTEMS AT THE LANDFALLS. HE SAID.

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CONSTRUCTION OF THE TUNNEL. WHICH FORMS THE SOUTHERN SECTION OF THE NEW ROUTE 3. IS PLANNED TO COMMENCE IN 1993 FOR COMPLETION PRIOR TO THE OPENING OF THE NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK ON LANTAU ISLAND IN EARLY 1997.

HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT'S BE RETITLED WESTERN JOHN MICHAEL TURNER

THE STUDY WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE BASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING SECTION WHICH WILL HARBOUR LINK SECTION. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MR WHO WILL BECOME THE GOVERNMENT ENGINEER/WESTERN HARBOUR LINK.

1.6M VOTERS ON GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL

THE FIRST PHASE OF THE ANNUAL VOTER REGISTRATION EXERCISE WHICH CLOSED ON SEPTEMBER 30 HAS ATTRACTED 22,661 NEW APPLICANTS.

THIS IS OFFSET BY A DELETION OF 31,911 ENTRIES DUE TO DEATH, EMIGRATION AND LOSS OF CONTACT, RESULTING IN A NET REDUCTION OF ELECTORS,

THE REGISTRATION FIGURE NOW STANDS AT 1,594,698, 1,023,606 IN THE URBAN AREAS AND 571,092 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

9,350

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